Henry Champion (American revolutionary)

Henry Champion (1723-July 23, 1797) was a wealthy farmer and merchant[1] who served as an commissary leader during the American Revolution.[2] His children included Henry Champion (1751-1836) and Epaphroditus Champion (1756-1834).

He was born in East Haddam, Connecticut, the grandson of Henry Champion, an original settler of Saybrook.

He joined the colonial militia and served in the French and Indian War.[3]

During the Revolutionary War in the winter of 1777-1778, he and his son Epaphroditus drove cattle 300 miles to General George Washington's starving soldiers at Valley Forge.[4] He wrote to George Washington about commissary issues.[5]

He had the Henry Champion House built in the Westchester section of Colchester, Connecticut in 1799.[6] It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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References

  1. ^ https://npgallery.nps.gov/pdfhost/docs/NRHP/Text/83001273.pdf page 36
  2. ^ Sheehan, Michael J. F. (March 28, 2019). "Henry Champion: An Officer Resigns".
  3. ^ https://www.colchesterhistory.org/Customer-Content/www/CMS/files/exhibits/col-henry.pdf
  4. ^ "The Story of the Champion Family of Colchester, CT". www.colchesterhistory.org.
  5. ^ "Founders Online: Henry Champion, Sr., to George Washington, 25 May 1780". founders.archives.gov.
  6. ^ "W3R: Colchester". www.ctmq.org.
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